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The political landscape reminds me of a bouncing roulette ball--black one second and red the next. It's so rapid I get confused, but it seems clear that it's all heading in the direction of the Rapture.

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GREAT article, Alf! I agree with Grace. One minute I think, "wow, we're going home" and the next, "wait a minute, we're going backwards!" But, your article put it in perspective. The questions you asked really help with that. I guess it's like the stock market, (although I do not watch it). You have to keep your eyes on the overall direction of movement and sometimes the little blips can lead us astray. He promised He is coming - and so He will. And I don't think it will be long either.
Thanks again, Alf. Praying for you. And, yes, Anton. Rapture imminent. God Bless you all. Maranatha!

Israel is the gauge we watch by of course Syria, Iran and America definitely offer clues to how close we are to tribulation thou they tend to be a bit misleading. With Israel we wont be guessing since Prophecy is a lot clearer (not by much though) when it comes to Israel. What is happening to Syria should eventually lead to Damascus destruction. This is an assumption of mine. We can also see what is happening to Syria has brought Russia back to the middle east, Created a homeland for the Kurd's, (Medes) and militarized the Assyrians. Where we are going backwards at the moment is with Jordan, Egypt and other lesser Arab nations relying on Israel for intelligence gathering and in doing so keeping there criticism of Israel to to a minimum. Then there is Israels Senior Rabbis looking for the Messiah, Speaking out that what we are seeing in the world is proof he is very near. This folks is new, It started in 2016 and has just grown in volume as each month passes. I feel 2017 is a year where we can feel the closeness of the Rapture, whether its really as close as it feels I cant say but I hope so with all my heart.